A memorial service for “Cousin” Al Knoth will be held on Wednesday, September 27 at 11:30am at the Grace Baptist Church, 484 East San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA 95112.
A social hour and food will follow, with an invitation for a bluegrass jam.
The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is set for August 8-11, 2024. at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The gathering is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The then Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society staged the first GOF next door at Bolado Park in 1994.
There is plenty of bluegrass on the schedule for this weekend. Enjoy!
SEPTEMBER
19-23 — AmericanaFest, various venues, Nashville.
20-24 – Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley.
23 – Jamesburg School Benefit Bluegrass Festival, Jamesburg School Community Center, Jamesburg, Carmel Valley.
23 – Columbia Fiddle & Bango Contest, Gazebo, Columbia State Historic Park, Columbia.
This Saturday, September 23, a new benefit bluegrass festival will be held for the rural Jamesburg School Community Center in the Monterey County hills above Carmel Valley.
Bands will include NCBS favorites Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass band, BanjerDan Mazer, The Courthouse Ramblers, Brent Pierce & Acid Grass, The Gilroy Drifters, and more.
The NCBS Information Booth will be there. Stop by and say hello!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 2023 return of the International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass. The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. Many Northern Californians will be in attendance.
The convention and festival will be held September 26-30 in Raleigh, NC. The convention will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, while the huge free weekend festival that follows will be held on stages throughout the downtown area.
Palo Alto native and former NCBS member Molly Tuttle (now of Nashville) will host the IBMA Awards ceremony during the convention. AJ Lee & Blue Summit will be a part of a special concert at the Red Hat Amphitheater.
A new benefit bluegrass festival for the rural Jamesburg School Community Center in the Monterey County hills above Carmel Valley will be held on Saturday, September 23.
Bands will include NCBS favorites Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass band, BanjerDan Mazer, The Courthouse Ramblers, Brent Pierce & Acid Grass, The Gilroy Drifters, and more.
The NCBS Information Booth will be there. Stop by and say hello!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the return of the International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass. The annual convention and festival will be held September 26-30 in Raleigh, NC.
The convention will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, while the weekend festival that follows will be held at the Red Hat Amphitheater and on additional stages throughout the downtown area. Total attendance is expected to be about 200,000 people. The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. Many Northern Californians will be in attendance. Palo Alto native and former NCBS member Molly Tuttle (now of Nashville) will host the IBMA Awards ceremony during the convention.
Monday Night Bluegrass will feature both a tribute to the late bluegrass broadcaster “Cousin” Al Knoth and a live musical performance by the Monterey-based band Sunny Side Of The Mountain on September 11, 6:00-9:00pm. The program is on KKUP radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay areas and is online at <www.kkup.org>.
Program Host and NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell worked with Al on some of his shows during his long and distinguished career. Mike will be joined on this special program by Al’s friends during the first half of the broadcast. Then the band will perform live during the last half of the show.
Tune In & Turn On!
A benefit bluegrass festival for the rural Jamesburg School Community Center in the hills above Carmel Valley will be held on Saturday, September 23. Bands will include Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass band, BanjerDan Mazer, The Courthouse Ramblers Brent Pierce & Acid Grass, The Gilroy Drifters, and more. The NCBS Information Booth will be there! More details will be available soon.
Here are the upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Events and other events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans. Enjoy!
SEPTEMBER
13-17 — Walnut Valley Festival, National Flatpicking Championships, Winfield, KS.
15-17 – Santa Cruz Mountains Sol Festival, Roaring Camp, Felton.
15-17 – Millpond Music Festival, Millpond Recreation Area, Bishop.
16 – Fiddlers Jam, Fiddletown Community Center, Fiddletown.
19-23 — AmericanaFest, various venues, Nashville.
20-24 – Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley.
23 – Jamesburg School Benefit Bluegrass Festival, Jamesburg School Community Center, Carmel Valley.
23 – Columbia Fiddle & Bango Contest, Gazebo, Columbia State Historic Park, Columbia.
26-30 – IBMA World Of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. (NCBS welcomed)
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
September 29-October 1 – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
September 30-October 1 – Mavericks Festival, Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay.
OCTOBER
6 – Nickel Creek, Fox Theatre, Oakland.
6 & 7 – Billy Strings, Frost Amphitheater, Stanford.
6-8 — Rebels & Renegades, Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey.
6-8 – Huck Finn Jubilee, Bonelli Park, San Dimas.
7 — Roaring Camp Brewgrass Festival, Roaring Camp, Felton.
7 — Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers Festival, Goleta.
9-15 — CBA Fall Campout, Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds, Lodi.
19-22 – Sugar Pine Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. (Note: Was formerly the Hangtown Halloween Ball)
NOVEMBER
2-5 — CBA South State 48 Bluegrass by the Sea, various venues, Carlsbad.
10-12 — Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, Rodeo Grounds, Wickenburg, AZ.
